These can cause hormonal imbalance, cancer, heart problems, behavioural problems in children and also affect unborn babies.

The “Scary Facts about Plastics” listed on the site are frightening. According to a survey, 93 per cent of human population has BPA in their bodies. Plastics abuse life in multiple ways. The website recommends safer substitutes especially for plastics that have harmful chemicals.

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